April 2013
The 2012 Northside Christmas party held at Dee Why
RSL club was once again a huge success. The “WEAR
FLOWERS” event saw over 140 service users, families
and friends attend, making this our biggest party ever.
Our fundraising raffle saw several hundreds of dollars
raised to help support our Pathfinders out of hours
programs. The highlights of the evening were our annual
Achievement awards presented to our service users in
recognition of the hard work and dedication they have
showed over the past year and as always our after dinner
disco proved to be very popular. Special thanks to Dee
Why RSL for providing a wonderful venue for the evening.
From left: Ina, Jenny, Sean and Alice
show-off their floral dress-up
Our Transition to Work service users
receive their Achievement awards
presented by Jenny,TTW coordinator
Transition to Work service users
Adrian, Mark, Will and Blake are getting
into the Christmas spirit
Fran, James and Lisa are preparing to
enjoy a festive roast dinner
Bushlink staff Diane, Nat, Robbie and Kieran
enjoying the night with Tom - Warringah
Council volunteers’ supervisor, after a hard
working and productive year.
Blake shows off his ‘Gangnam Style’
dance moves
After dinner the dance floor was the place to be
Partying the night away
Northside Enterprise Inc., 5/26 William St, Brookvale
Tel: 9905 5377 Email: [email protected]
Each year Northside celebrates a year of hard work
with a relaxing final week full of exciting activities.
Last year our service users were treated to a lunch
and movie at Manly , a picnic, fishing and swimming
day at Clifton Gardens and a party day with
Christmas craft and a magician in the centre. Our
service users had a fantastic week. Congratulations
on all your hard work throughout 2012!!!
Grant wades through the warm water
The weather was perfect for a
splash in the pool
Leah help’s fix the magicians
wand
‘Now you see it.... Now you don't’
Candice and Jordan
The show was very interactive and
all service users had a great time.
The finale featured balloon
sculpting which was a huge hit!
Two Facebook pages
are now live:
Bushlink one and
Northside
Enterprise Inc one!
Search for them on
Facebook - like them or
become a friend
Northside’s Athletics Carnival
Banner - created by our staff member Alice and
Northside’s art group for 2012 Carnival! >>>>>>>
Ther’sa, Enzo, Lee, Naomi & Mark
Supported by Dee
Why RSL Club community support
grant
On the 21st of March Northside held a ‘barefoot bowls and lasagne
night as a “Pathfinders” out of hours activity at North Manly bowling
club. We had a huge attendance of past and present service users as
well as family and friends. The theme for this social night was
something we had not tried before and were unsure how well
barefoot bowls would be received but we were overwhelmed with the
enthusiasm of the participants. Many of the participants took to lawn
bowls like ducks to water and showed they have what it takes to learn
the specialist skills needed to play this tricky game. The second half of
the evening was a beautiful lasagne and salad made by Michael &
Sandy Scicluna. With great food and company the night was complete.
Special thanks to North Manly bowling club for providing the venue at a discounted rate and
Sandy & Michael for cooking our mouth watering meal. If you are planning to hold a
function, North Manly bowling club is an ideal venue.
David studies the green
Hugh concentrates on targeting
the ‘Jack’
Paul receives a few pointers on how to
angle his roll
Fishing & BBQ at Narrabeen Lakes Brooke, Jordan, Nina with staff Cherie.
The Leisure Link program has provided opportunities for a
variety of leisure and recreational activities this term.
Relaxing on the green
It was great to see such a large
turnout on the night
Lee (left) and Nina (right)
at ceramics classes - love it!
Great mates hanging out
Brooke has begun dance classes at Northern Beaches Dance academy, Kirk has begun weekly recreation outings on
Fridays, Henry has attended two school holiday camps, Sifa is enjoying going to the movies on Sundays, Jordan and
Kirk continue to enjoy their weekly gym training session, Holly is taking art classes.
The social group continues to enjoy a variety of events and activities. Here are some of the highlights: GREASE!
concert at Taronga Zoo, Valentine's day baking, Sydney Royal Easter Show, bushwalking, dining out, picnics, and
ferry trips.
If you are interested in learning more about the Leisure Link program at Northside, please contact Tazia Humphreys
E-mail: [email protected] OR Tel: (02) 99055377 Mob: 0416 802 567 OR Fax: (02) 99055933
Bushlink news........
Filming with Jamie Durie & Ch9’s ‘Easter
with the Australian Women’s Weekly’
was definitely the highlight of our year so
far. If you missed seeing it on the 24th
of March be sure to check out Bushlink’s
facebook page
Northside’s Bushlink team with Jamie Durie
during the filming of the Australian’s Woman’s
Weekly Easter special
and our http://www.bushlink.org.au
BRAND NEW WEBSITE
for photos and links.
We provide Quality work at Competitive prices for:
Hand Weeding, Clearing, Planting, Mulching and
Pruning. Call Cathy on (02) 9905 5377 to
organise a quote
BENDIGO BANK
FRESHWATER
Right: The Bushlink crew show off their new
fluoro safety vests with our logo and contact
details
COMMUNITY BANK
BRANCH and WARRINGAH COUNCIL SUPPORT BUSHLINK!!
Northside would like to welcome our new 2013 service
users. Dylan, Jonathan, Max, William, Matthew and Lydia
have joined our TTW program and Rhett has joined our
community participation program. We wish you all
success and achievement during your time at Northside.
Dylan
Max
William
Matthew
Lydia
Rhett
Media Release
9 May 2013
JENNY MACKLIN MP
Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; Minister for Disability
Reform
ANDREW CONSTANCE MP
New South Wales Minister for Disability Services
Next steps for DisabilityCare Australia in New South Wales
A clear pathway for participants to access DisabilityCare Australia in the Hunter launch area was announced today
by the Australian and New South Wales Governments. Speaking at an event to celebrate the formal signing of this
agreement at the House with No Steps in Newcastle, Commonwealth Minister for Disability Reform Jenny Macklin and New South Wales Minister for Disability Services
Andrew Constance said the agreement between the two governments is an important step towards the launch of DisabilityCare Australia on 1 July this year.
The first stage of the launch in New South Wales will cover the local government areas of Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Maitland and is expected to benefit around10,000
people with disability, their families and carers.
People will move gradually into the scheme from 1 July 2013, by Local Government Area across the three years of launch.
People currently using existing disability supports in the Newcastle local government area will access DisabilityCare Australia from 2013-14, while those in Lake Macquarie
will start to access the scheme over 2013-14 and 2014-15. Existing clients living in Maitland will start accessing the scheme in 2015-16.
People with significant and permanent disability from all three local government areas who are not currently accessing specialist disability supports will be able to access
DisabilityCare Australia at any time over the launch period.
“DisabilityCare Australia will give people with disability more choice and control over the care and support they receive,” Ms Macklin said.
“This agreement ensures that participants receive the support they require both during the transition and into the future, through a gradual introduction to DisabilityCare.”
“Importantly, the support people receive through the current system will stay in place until they have been assessed and their individual plans and support allocation
confirmed.” Mr Constance said.
“This is a significant milestone, because people with disability, their families, carers and service providers now have the vital information they need to prepare for the
launch in the Hunter region.”
The Australian and New South Wales Governments have also agreed how existing disability programs will move into DisabilityCare Australia. Work will commence with
disability service providers in the launch site to transition current funding arrangements. This will ensure continuity of service for people accessing current supports, and
viability for current provider operations throughout the transition.
From July 2013, people will be able to contact DisabilityCare Australia directly or use the My Access Checker tool (available on the website from June 2013) to help inform
their access to the scheme.
DisabilityCare Australia will also launch from July this year in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania. The scheme will launch from July 2014 in the Australian Capital Territory
and the Barkly region of the Northern Territory.
The Australian Government has delivered $1 billion to launch DisabilityCare Australia in locations across the country from July this year. The NSW Government is
contributing $550 million for disability services in the Hunter launch area over the three years, and an additional $35 million for new supports over four years.
The Australian and New South Wales Governments have also reached agreement to the full roll out DisabilityCare Australia across New South Wales. This means that all
eligible people with disability in New South Wales – more than 140,000 people, their families and carers – will be supported by DisabilityCare Australia by July 2018.
For more information about DisabilityCare Australia, the rollout of the scheme from 1 July 2013 and specific information for service providers:
Visit www.ndis.gov.au
“PATHFINDERS” SOCIAL NIGHT
PLEASE DON’T FORGET B.B.Q. AT BUNNINGS BELROSE
SATURDAY 25th MAY - 8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. - THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH to
all who have already donated money towards this cause in lieu of not being able
to help on the stand for a couple of hours on the day. Please support and continue supporting our “Pathfinders” our of hours activities and this BBQ fundraiser . Contact Jane Rodgers for anything regarding this event on the 25th May
Ph: 9960 4328/ mobile 0408 236 139